Ultimate DNA Modifications - Think Atheist2017-08-18T05:10:32Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/forum/topics/ultimate-dna-modificatoins?x=1&id=1982180%3ATopic%3A1393118&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHave you read The Holy Machin…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-11-05:1982180:Comment:14014242013-11-05T17:27:33.426ZMary Adamshttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/MaryAdams
<p>Have you read <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Holy Machine</span>, by Chris Beckett. It is thought provoking.</p>
<p>Have you read <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Holy Machine</span>, by Chris Beckett. It is thought provoking.</p> Well you could have atleast h…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-10-31:1982180:Comment:13969922013-10-31T16:57:57.908ZJames Coxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/JamesCox
<p>Well you could have atleast humored me..;p).</p>
<p>The 'Poor Alien' protocol is the more likely....</p>
<p>Well you could have atleast humored me..;p).</p>
<p>The 'Poor Alien' protocol is the more likely....</p> I really don't believe ETs wi…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-10-31:1982180:Comment:13968982013-10-31T16:10:11.035ZPope Beaniehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/PaulRyan
<p>I really don't believe ETs will be travelling, much. It would make so much more sense to send off small probes filled with eggs, filled with genetic code that can be updated via wireless, ala Google Docs.</p>
<p>I really don't believe ETs will be travelling, much. It would make so much more sense to send off small probes filled with eggs, filled with genetic code that can be updated via wireless, ala Google Docs.</p> I earned every gray hair, eve…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-10-31:1982180:Comment:13966882013-10-31T15:55:36.488ZJames Coxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/JamesCox
<p>I earned every gray hair, every wrinkle, and every disfunctional coping skill. I still do not live under a bridge, have most of my, sometimes tired, brain cells! </p>
<p>I earned every gray hair, every wrinkle, and every disfunctional coping skill. I still do not live under a bridge, have most of my, sometimes tired, brain cells! </p> Seems to be a very good evalu…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-10-31:1982180:Comment:13966852013-10-31T15:51:10.460ZJames Coxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/JamesCox
<p>Seems to be a very good evaluation.</p>
<p>Some details:</p>
<p>Would a species with ~C propulsion have equipment for deep space planet fall sensing?</p>
<p>I would expect that a search such as this would be mostly continuous and would be part of a mapping program. Given the distances involved they would need natural references for both flight and planet fall.</p>
<p>Also given the distances, mapping of materials for craft repairs and food would be needed. I expect that they would be 'living…</p>
<p>Seems to be a very good evaluation.</p>
<p>Some details:</p>
<p>Would a species with ~C propulsion have equipment for deep space planet fall sensing?</p>
<p>I would expect that a search such as this would be mostly continuous and would be part of a mapping program. Given the distances involved they would need natural references for both flight and planet fall.</p>
<p>Also given the distances, mapping of materials for craft repairs and food would be needed. I expect that they would be 'living off the land' with a highly developed technology for raw materials processing, fabrication, fuel. This might mean very large ships, with an active population on the craft. They might be involved with establishing stations on habitiable planets or in useful nebula, which might again offer a very visiable reference from great distances away. I wonder if they might establish fuel depots in nebula or around gas giants?</p>
<p>I would expect that star systems that are more issolated from others to have more stable planetary orbits due to reduced perterbations from other systems. Also older systems, or main sequence stars, would have suns that are less prone to ugly transitions or flares. Having your station cooked by the local star could be a horrble loss of life and cultural investment.</p>
<p>Flight through nebula with very active star formation might be hard on equipment and personel, due to heavy radiation load.</p>
<p>I think we could build logic models for different 'exploration plans' to determine where we might look for both habitable planets and possible civilizations. 'If we were them, where would we look and live?'</p>
<p>Given that thay might not be that different from us, they might have the same needs, but cultures might be very different with their own obsessive concerns. </p> What's wrong with the color o…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-10-31:1982180:Comment:13966502013-10-31T02:39:05.940ZUnseenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Unseen
<p>What's wrong with the color of my hair?</p>
<p>What's wrong with the color of my hair?</p> this is the most interesting…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-10-31:1982180:Comment:13965562013-10-31T02:36:32.691ZAlexander Grayhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/AlexanderGray
<p>this is the most interesting arguments and thoughts I've ever read. I love this website already. </p>
<p>this is the most interesting arguments and thoughts I've ever read. I love this website already. </p> On a lighter side, I think it…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-10-30:1982180:Comment:13966002013-10-30T18:41:11.963ZHeather Spoonheimhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/HeatherSpoonheim
<p>On a lighter side, I think it would be cool if they could develop gene therapy to alter the colour of your hair. :D</p>
<p>On a lighter side, I think it would be cool if they could develop gene therapy to alter the colour of your hair. :D</p> Featuredtag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-10-30:1982180:Comment:13964532013-10-30T18:09:02.747ZMorgan Matthewhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/morgan
<p>Featured</p>
<p>Featured</p> I hope to see 'rentalable Ava…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-10-30:1982180:Comment:13963842013-10-30T16:33:50.069ZJames Coxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/JamesCox
<p>I hope to see 'rentalable Avatars' in time. I would love to visit the Moon for a nice walk, and just sit on that very dry beach watching the Earth rise.</p>
<p>I hope to see 'rentalable Avatars' in time. I would love to visit the Moon for a nice walk, and just sit on that very dry beach watching the Earth rise.</p>